Captain of Company E "Buncombe Rifles" 1st NC Infantry

"William Wallace McDowell. McDowell organized the Buncombe Rifleman North Carolina Volunteers Company E, the first Confederate troops in western North Carolina. The house is restored with period rooms and special history exhibits. Also on the grounds is the Buncombe County Civil War Memorial, which lists the names of the 553 Union and Confederate soldiers from Buncombe County who died during the war." - https://www.battlefields.org/visit/heritage-sites/smith-mcdowell-house

Date organized: April 27, 1861
Unit Name: Company E Buncombe Riflemen
Captain(s) from Buncombe County: Capt. William Wallace McDowell
Assigned To: 1st NC Volunteers
Date Ended: November 12, 1861
Comments: Mustered out after completing six months' service.

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